AEX gains 0.2 percent as oil lifts Shell shares
Published on 10/23/2026 at 22:56 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSOil and chip pressure shape Friday
- AEX closed at 1,132 points, up 2 points or 0.2 percent on October 23.
- Brent oil climbed 3.3 percent to USD 116.85 as geopolitical tensions lifted energy shares.
- Shell gained 3.8 percent, while BE Semiconductor Industries fell 7.7 percent.
- PostNL reports third-quarter results on October 26 at 9:00 a.m. CEST.
The AEX closed at 1,132 points on October 23, up 2 points or 0.2 percent. Brent oil climbed to USD 116.85 as geopolitical tensions supported energy shares, Investing.com reported.
Shell rose 3.8 percent and helped the index absorb another sharp decline in chip stocks. BE Semiconductor Industries fell 7.7 percent after analysts cut price targets and Morgan Stanley removed the stock from its buy list, De AandeelHouder reported.
Why did AEX edge higher on October 23?
Oil and gas shares led the advance after Brent rose 3.3 percent to USD 116.85. Healthcare and industrial stocks also supported the market, while concerns about artificial intelligence investment kept semiconductor shares under pressure, Investing.com said.
Eurozone business activity slowed in October. The composite purchasing managers' index fell to 51.9 from 53.1 in September, according to market coverage cited by De AandeelHouder.
Winners and losers in the AEX
Winners and losers at the Amsterdam close, according to Investing.com:
- Shell up 3.8 percent: higher oil prices supported the energy producer.
- SBM Offshore up 3.5 percent: the oil-services stock followed the energy advance.
- Wolters Kluwer up 1.6 percent.
- BE Semiconductor Industries down 7.7 percent: analyst downgrades followed its results.
- Akzo Nobel down 1.6 percent.
- Koninklijke KPN down 1.5 percent.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing stocks by 55 to 42, while 8 ended unchanged. The AEX volatility index was unchanged at 21.09.
What comes next for AEX
- October 26, 2026, 9:00 a.m. CEST: PostNL releases third-quarter results, Beurs.nl reports.
- October 26, 2026, 9:00 a.m. CEST: ASML trades ex-dividend, according to IEX.
- October 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m. CEST: Germany releases its October Ifo business-climate survey, Beurs.nl reports.
AEX price data for October 23, 2026
The AEX closed at 1,132 points on October 23, up 2 points or 0.2 percent from the previous close of 1,130 points, according to Investing.com.
AEX by the numbers on October 23, 2026
- Index: AEX
- Home exchange: Euronext Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Close on October 23, 2026: 1,132 points
- Change versus previous close of October 22, 2026: up 2 points (up 0.2 percent)
- Previous close: 1,130 points
- Top gainer: Shell up 3.8 percent
- Top loser: BE Semiconductor Industries down 7.7 percent
- Next scheduled event: October 26, 2026, 9:00 a.m. CEST: PostNL third-quarter results
